Public Storage a Top 25 Dividend Giant With 3.04% Yield

Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a whopping $2.11B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 3.04% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel''DividendRank'' report. The report noted a strong quarterly dividend history at Public Storage, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.

The annualized dividend paid by Public Storage is $4.40/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 12/10/2012. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for PSA, which the report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company's past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.